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na'inigaazo vai es
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it (animate) is put away (by someone), "they" put it (animate) away; s/he or it (animate) is buried (by someone), "they" bury h/ or it (animate)



na'inigaazo 3s ind; na'inigaazod 3s conj; ne'inigaazod 3s ch-conj; Stem: /na'inigaazo-/

na'inigaazo3s ind es
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na'inigaazod3s conj es
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ne'inigaazod3s ch-conj es
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Waabang wii'-na'inigaazo gaa-gii'-ishkwaa-ayaad.

The funeral for the deceased is tomorrow.
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na'inigaazo /na'inigaazo-/: /na'in-/ stem of na'inan vti ; /-gaazo/
h/ or it (animate) undergoes action (by someone)

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Word Family

na'inan vti put away, store away it
(benefactive) na'inamaw vta put it away, store (it) for h/ (detransitive) na'inige vai s/he puts things away (verb of undergoing) na'inigaade vii it is put away, stored (by someone), "they" put it away, store it (verb of undergoing) na'inigaazo vai it (animate) is put away (by someone), "they" put it (animate) away; s/he or it (animate) is buried (by someone), "they" bury h/ or it (animate)

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